Discover our limited-edition, artisanal luxury candles... Made in Provence! We've teamed up with the region's finest Artisans of Provence, from perfumer in Grasse to an award-winning ceramicist to create these gorgeous Luxe Provence Candles.
Our hand-poured Figuerolles candle is created in this handcrafted, reusable ceramic pot and features the most intoxicating Mediterranean green fig fragrance from Grasse designed to transport you to a seaside summer day in the calanques, any time of the year.
Our fragrance story is inspired by Founder, Tarik Koivisto's first summer in Provence on the Mediterranean sea exploring the turquoise waters and fig dotted calanques with her young boys. This luxury fragrance is created together with reputable Grasse perfumer, Stéphanie Bakouche, featuring notes of: green fig, fig leaf, milky sap, sandalwood and soft peach skin. Each candle is delivered to your doorstep, in our beautiful gold-foil gift box.
Hand-poured in our atelier featuring two cotton wicks featuring natural soy wax, this piece unique is reusable and crafted locally by award-winning ceramicist, Georgie Brin in Provence.
- Premium fragrance from Grasse by parfumer, Stéphanie Bakouche
- 450 grams soy wax candle in ceramic vessel with two cotton wicks; burn time approximately 45-50 hours
- Olfactory notes: green fig, fig leaves, milky sap, cedar and sandalwood with a touch of peach skin
- Unique handcrafted piece created in Provence using white clay featuring enamel fig green interior (10x10x11 cm)
- Artisan of Provence: Georgie Blin
- Delivered in our Luxe Provence Gold Logo Foil Box: 12x12x14cm
- A limited edition series, while supplies last
ABOUT THE ARTISAN PERFUMER
Stéphanie Bakouche is an active member of Versaille’s Osmothèque and Accords & Parfums, and is the talented young nose behind luxury niche fragrances: Rose Privée by L’Artisan Parfumeur; Jul et Mad’s Fugit Amor andMon Seul Desir; and Cloon Keen Atelier’s Bataille de Fleurs.
Bakouche spent seven years in fragrance development for brand, l’Artisan Parfumer, and as a student and colleague of nose, Bertrand Duchaufour. She is also an independent member of Accords & Parfums, the acclaimed perfume center located on the historic Domaine Sainte Blanche, with direct access to the highest quality fragrance ingredients and latest technology innovations in the world of perfumery. We are thrilled to collaborate together on our first Luxe Provence fragrance.
The prestigious Accords & Parfums was founded by Olivier Maure, well-known for passionately protecting Grasse’s perfume heritage for decades, alongside Edmond Roudnitska, the French Master Perfumer and founder of Art & Parfum. Roudnitska is the nose behind many of today’s bestselling fragrances of all-time, such as: Dior’s Eau Sauvage, Diorissimo, and Rochas’s Femme, which were created on the same historic property as our fragrance.
ABOUT THE CERAMICIST
Each Luxe Provence candle features a handcrafted ceramic vessel in terre blanche by Artisan of Provence, Georgie Blin in her atelier. Georgie's passion for ceramics began at the age of 8. Fascinated by sculpture, she studied visual arts at the University of Lille, then discovered the rich world of culinary pottery in Italy. She apprenticed under Jean Paul Aiello, who taught her how to overcome her limitations by his art. A student of Gilles Durand for three years and a graduate of the Aubagne ceramics school, Georgie received a gold medal as a "Meilleurs Apprentis de France".
